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Apr 16, 2025

Suffering in Hell Forever and Ever

I recently finished reading Early Christian Writings (a Penguin Classics book) which contains a number of letters and other writings from figures from the early centuries of Church history. The book is a real gem – notable for its vivid accounts of martyrdom and the humbling words of encouragement offered to Christians in the early Continue reading

Reflections

Christianity, eternal conscious torment, faith, Free Will, God, hell, Jesus, philosophical theology, Philosophy, punishment, religion, Theology
Oct 6, 2022

Does God Really Subject People to Everlasting Punishment?

I know I’m not alone in feeling intense horror at the idea that God would punish people eternally. Christian Universalists, who believe all will ultimately be saved, are motivated by the intuition that everlasting torment cannot ever reflect the truly merciful character of God. My own philosophical understanding is that God is in control of Continue reading

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Christian universalism, Christianity, Doctrine, eternal conscious torment, faith, Free Will, hell, Islam, Judaism, justice, punishment, religion, sin

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My name is Steven Nicholas Colborne.
I’m a philosopher and author living in the United Kingdom. On this blog, I write about matters of philosophy and religion and share a variety of personal articles.

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